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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
5
The Quincy W Gems win six straight as Heizer wins first game 5-3 and Al Cummings takes the second 7-2. Stutz returns to the lineup and stars in scoring and pilfers two bases while Jacks is out. Rockford speeds defend second game as Speeders defeat them with timely hitting and solid defense.
A rapid-fire记summary of recent games highlights stars such as Satan Stutz Big Boy Heiver and Rabbit Gelvin. Stutz made two double plays and seven hits while stealing two bases. Heiver pitched the distance with seven hits allowed. Cartle averaged two hits per game and stole bases in multiple contests. Odds and ends include Timers for Davenport Moline Bloomington and Peoria as teams vie for fourth position amid fluctuating lineups and emerging talent.
Stated box score shows Quincy seven Rockford two with leaders Castle Foley Stutz 2 Trainor Turner Holloway Golvin Scherer Williams. Pitchers A Cummings 4 P Cummings 3 with 12 baserunners, two games remain in a tight division race. Rock Island faces Moline, Bloomers themes echoed in standings as teams pursue fifth place and possible ties.
Cincinnati and Philadelphia split a Wednesday doubleheader with uneven offense. Philadelphia won the opener 1 to 0, while Cincinnati managed a slugging effort in the nightcap behind pitchers Schulte and Wings and hitters Mitchell and Winter.
Philadelphia defeated Detroit 78 to 71, snapping a 20 straight losses. The game featured standout efforts from Seave, Cunningham, Meterell, and Baker with账 McKee contributing as well. Detroit struggled offensively as the Athletics finally broke through for a victory.
Brooklyn pitcher Larny Cheney held the Chicago Cubs to two scattered hits for a 6 to 0 victory. Brooklyn knocked Vaughn from the mound in the first inning as the Brocklyns pounded three of the visitors pitchers in a decisive game.
Galesburg Iowa August 10 marks a strong second day of the Western circuit meet tied to the Galesburg district fair. In the 2:12 pace with a $100 purse Ben Earl took first with Wattie McClickey second and Lottie third, best time 2:07 1/4. Free for all pace saw Lillian T win, Sadye Densmore second, Walter Cochato third, best time 2:02 3/4. Three year old pace purse $400 went to E. J. L. with Ella H. second and Walter Long third, best time 2:12 1/4.
California’s bid in the 29th annual lawn tennis championship faltered as Ward Dawson of Los Angeles fell 7-5 6-0 to Heath Byford of Chicago in the fourth round. Kenneth Hlawkes, also of Los Angeles, lost to Chicago’s W. A. Futterer 4-6 6-4 7-5. Clifford J. Lockhorn of Kansas City advanced by default after beating J. J. Forstall of Chicago 6-2 in the first set. Forstall opted to play doubles. Byford and Lockhorn defaulted their third round doubles to Oessner and Carver of Chicago.
In Burlington Iowa on August 10 the Illinois Missouri Town tennis tournament advances to finals in men's singles and doubles with Musselman of Quincy set to face Bever of Grinnell for the title and Beyer pairing with Musselman to meet Smith and Goodyear in doubles. Mixed doubles finalists Monnett and Mrs Perkins upset Catlow and Miss Newby to reach the final.
Aug 16 Pipp hits a sixth inning homer to put New York ahead 3 2 then Smith replies for Cleveland guiding Leonard home and the game ends 5 3 Yankees 3 11 1 Indians 5 10 1 Shawkey Nanamaker Coveleskie Klepfer Coleman ONeill.
Cedar Rapids and Muscatine split a Wednesday doubleheader with Cedar Rapids taking the first game on Kinsey hits and Muscatine winning the nightcap behind solid early runs. In Fort Dodge, Waterloo outhit but punished by five errors, allowing Fort Dodge to prevail 2 to 0.
Boston edged Chicago 3 to 1 in 12 innings to take first place in the American League pennant race. Pitchers Jim Scott and Ernest Shore matched zeros until a late rally by Boston decided the game.
Davenport beat Peoria 5 to 3 on Wednesday afternoon as hitters and errors were even. Romine and O Farrell combined for Davenport while Gunkel and O Leary did the Peoria battery.
QL Aug 10 Bloomington failed to rally as Moline seized control in late innings. Needles contributed strong pitching while Simon, Selby and Dobbins backed the win. Final score 6 to 2 with Bloomington scoring early and Moline pulling away in the fifth and sixth.
Whit taker was easy for Rock Island as the locals collected fourteen hits and won six to two. Batteries: Whittaker and Lingle for Whittaker. Neal and Vance for Rock Island. Bud Schwartz wins the five mile motorcycle race at Galesburg fair in 6:10:14 with five Quincy entrants tied to prizes. E. E. Goldsberry officiating. An old bachelor laments vocalization at weddings versus funerals.
Results yesterday list multiple city matchups including Rockford Bloomington Davenport Moline Rock Island and Philadelphia Boston St Louis and New York with inconsistent scores and team notes. Current standings show varied wins and losses across the American Association with Indianapolis St Paul Columbus Milwaukee Louisville Minneapolis Toledo and Kansas City among others.
In Pittsburgh Aug 10 Misa Harris M rode Miss Harris M to win the William purse, a $2,000 feature in the grand circuit race meeting opening Wednesday. Bonington driven by Geers wins 2:08 trot, with Mirthful later taking the heat. Rose Magee wins Matron stake for fouls YCLa, while Harvest Thile dominates Northrup two-year-old trotters.
St Louis beats Washington to move within five and a half games of first place. Johnson allowed seven runs as Hamilton pitched. Jones received a silver bat and ball from fans in appreciation.
In a Wednesday doubleheader, St Louis edged New York 3 to 1 in the opener while the Giants won the second game 8 to 1. Doak and Goonies shared pitching duties for St Louis with Kocher. Marshalltown outscored Mason City 8 to 0 as Des Jardien and Garrett combined for the win. Ottumwa defeated Clinton 3 to 2 behind Ottumwa’s strong hitting and pitching.
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